The term junk sleep specifies a phenomenon, that--mostly teenagers--are getting not enough sleep or are falling asleep with electrical gadgets on.
While researchers are recommending eight hours, a third of 12 to 16-year-olds asked slept for between four to seven hours a night.
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junk sleep — n. Low quality sleep caused by disruptions from nearby electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, and TVs. Example Citations: If you re thinking about buying your teenager a cell phone this Christmas, you might want to hold that call.… … New words
junk sleep — /ˈdʒʌŋk slip/ (say jungk sleep) noun sleep which is either of too short a duration or too disturbed to allow for physical restorative processes to occur. {junk (food) + sleep} …
sleep hygiene — (sleep HY.jeen) n. The principles or practices that enable a person to consistently get a good night s sleep. Example Citation: Just as small children need a bedtime routine, grownups can benefit from familiar night time rituals. A warm bath, a… … New words
sleep seizure — n. A long period of unexpected sleep. Example Citation: Although Raines has obstructive sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, for whatever reason, can put a person in potentially lethal situations by impairing performance or causing unexpected sleep… … New words
sleep camel — n. A person who gets little sleep during the week, and then attempts to make up for it by sleeping in and napping on the weekend. Example Citation: Spotted any Sleep Camels lately in your office? Sleep Camels are ultra workaholics who go for days … New words
sleep inertia — n. The grogginess and disorientation that a person feels for a few minutes after a sleep or long nap. Example Citation: Most people should only nap for 30 minutes or so, Camille says. More than that and you re getting into deeper sleep. And the… … New words
Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… … Wikipedia
junk — 01. We re going to have a garage sale, so we can sell some of the [junk] we have piled up in the basement. 02. What is all the [junk] on the table in the kitchen? 03. This stereo system is just [junk]; if you want something good, you ve got to… … Grammatical examples in English
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Dancing Junk — Single par Super Monkey s 4 extrait de l’album Dance Tracks Vol.1 Face A Dancing Junk Face B Rainbow Moon Sortie 26 mai 1993 Durée … Wikipédia en Français
